The IOC,having sleepwalked its Olympic boxing competition into a hot mess,is now seeking to convince us the rules of the sport are being followed.
A gender controversy has erupted at the Paris Olympics after an Italian boxer abandoned her bout against an opponent,who previously failed a gender test,and refused to shake hands.
As a gender debate flared in Paris,a boxer from the Philippines who fought in the women’s competition declared,“I still consider myself as a trans man because my heart says so”.
The future of boxing as an Olympic sport beyond Paris is still in doubt – a prospect that Australian boxers and medal hopes Harry Garside,Caitlin Parker and Teremoana Teremoana say they find “honestly terrifying”.
Missing out on a medal at the 2021 Games left Skye Nicolson devastated. But she has channelled that pain into a professional world title.
A fight with Paul Gallen ended his Olympic dream,but a taste of sporting royalty has world glory back in this Brisbane star’s sights.
Tim Tszyu rarely speaks about his famous father,Kostya,or his upbringing. So it was a surprise to hear him call the old man a “soft guy” after a rare reunion.
Over the space of 60 seconds,a boxing cutman has the ability to not only save their fighter’s night,but potentially their career. How do they live with the pressure?
The Australian’s anticipated fight against undefeated knockout specialist Vergil Ortiz has been axed.
Oleksandr Usyk is the undisputed world heavyweight champion after beating Tyson Fury. But how does he rate against Muhammad Ali,Mike Tyson and George Foreman?
Jai Opetaia has hung tough to restore Australian boxing order and reclaim his world title in a bloody rematch with Mairis Briedis.